I just spoke with my doctor and she advised not to take the Garçinia Cambogia with Venlaxafine. She said the company's that manufactor these drugs are not all regulated and you don't know what you are actually taking, so she advised it would be better not to take it then to risk serotonin syndrome.

I'm taking Venlafaxine 150mg and Synthroid 0.5mcg. I tried Garcinia Cambogia for two weeks and was totally wiped out. I could barely get out of bed and was very fatigued, I almost ended up in the hospital. I contacted my Dr. and was told to stop taking it immediately. It took me almost a month to get back to somewhat normal. I learned my lesson to always let your Dr. know before trying these "wonder drugs". By the way I didn't lose any weight.

James, I'm so sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way. Herbals and *naturals* are neither natural nor necessarily safe. They're drugs and they aren't regulated by any reliable agency. IMHO, they should be forced to undergo the same pre-market clinical trials as prescription medications.